Napster
No ⭐
WG14 has shown us the light:
7/8/04:
Lewes 2 Aldershot 0
The starting eleven was the same as on Tuesday, and the performance was of a similarly high standard. We more than matched the visitors for the first 25 minutes, and then took the lead with a beautifully worked goal. A lovely ball by Anthony Storey sent Kirk Watts racing clear down the right, and when he pulled the ball back from the byline, there was Barrington Belgrave powering in to slam the ball into the net. What a player.
We were two up by half time, and this time it was all about Belgrave's strike partner Luke Cornwall, who chased a hopeful ball forward and just kept it in, skinned the right back, and then pounced on the loose ball as Belgrave again made a nuisance of himself.
The second half was supposed to be all about the full time team getting back into the game, but in truth although they began to stretch us in the last 20 minutes as we tired in the fearsome heat, they rarely looked like scoring. Big George was a calm and assured presence between the sticks, the back three of Hustwick, Jordan and Lovett were outstanding, and in midfield Storey stood out again in the middle whilst Watts and Clarke worked their socks off out wide.
Aldershot will undoubtedly play a lot better on a number of occasions over the course of the next nine months, but this should not detract from what was an extremely good performance against a team full of England semi pro internationals who very nearly made it into the football league at the end of last season. Suddenly next Saturday cannot come quickly enough.....
Lewes: Bankole; Jordan, Hustwick, Lovett; Watts, Storey, Kennett, Clarke; Kadi; Belgrave, Cornwall.
Subs used: Cable, Fieldswick, Vines, Davis, Moore, Whiteman, Newman.
7/8/04:
Lewes 2 Aldershot 0
The starting eleven was the same as on Tuesday, and the performance was of a similarly high standard. We more than matched the visitors for the first 25 minutes, and then took the lead with a beautifully worked goal. A lovely ball by Anthony Storey sent Kirk Watts racing clear down the right, and when he pulled the ball back from the byline, there was Barrington Belgrave powering in to slam the ball into the net. What a player.
We were two up by half time, and this time it was all about Belgrave's strike partner Luke Cornwall, who chased a hopeful ball forward and just kept it in, skinned the right back, and then pounced on the loose ball as Belgrave again made a nuisance of himself.
The second half was supposed to be all about the full time team getting back into the game, but in truth although they began to stretch us in the last 20 minutes as we tired in the fearsome heat, they rarely looked like scoring. Big George was a calm and assured presence between the sticks, the back three of Hustwick, Jordan and Lovett were outstanding, and in midfield Storey stood out again in the middle whilst Watts and Clarke worked their socks off out wide.
Aldershot will undoubtedly play a lot better on a number of occasions over the course of the next nine months, but this should not detract from what was an extremely good performance against a team full of England semi pro internationals who very nearly made it into the football league at the end of last season. Suddenly next Saturday cannot come quickly enough.....
Lewes: Bankole; Jordan, Hustwick, Lovett; Watts, Storey, Kennett, Clarke; Kadi; Belgrave, Cornwall.
Subs used: Cable, Fieldswick, Vines, Davis, Moore, Whiteman, Newman.
